Residence visas through property: 2-year investor, 10-year golden, 5-year retiree

Three property-linked residence routes are handled through DLD's visa centres (Al Manara Cube; Golden Cube at Dubai World Trade Centre for golden visas) and the agents DLD lists (EGSH Real Estate Registration Agent, Alyalayis, Gulf Vision); the applicant must attend in person. 1) Investor residence (Taskeen), 2 years: a sole owner may apply regardless of the property value (the old AED 750,000 minimum was removed in spring 2026, date from secondary sources); a co-owner's share must be at least AED 400,000; spouse and children can be sponsored (sons over 18 and parents for 1 year); a good conduct certificate issued in Dubai and addressed to DLD is required. DLD's fee for the investor is AED 10,212.50. 2) Golden residence, 10 years: one or more properties worth at least AED 2 million in the applicant's name (a share in a jointly owned property must itself be worth AED 2 million); the applicant must be inside the UAE. GDRFA's page (read 2026-10-08) accepts mortgaged property and all property types, values the property by a DLD property status certificate (or a valuation by a DLD-licensed office), places a lien on the property for the whole residency, and sends real-estate golden applications to the DLD-accredited centres; DLD's own page still asks, for a mortgaged property, for the bank's no-objection letter showing the amount paid and the balance. DLD lists AED 9,884.75 for the investor's 10-year permit and AED 5,774.50 for each family member. 3) Retiree residence, 5 years: age 55 or over, property worth at least AED 1 million (fully paid, or mortgaged with AED 1 million paid or a bank letter to GDRFA as DLD describes); DLD total AED 6,984.75. Processing is 7-10 working days. Please ask our staff to check eligibility first.